Henry Chibaya
Accountant
Cape Town
Summary
Fully qualified Accountant and Bookkeeper, experienced in a wide range of industries, international accounting procedures and systems. Experienced within full accounting, finance and management accounting, operations, and administration of day to activities of a business. I am very passionate about innovative accounting systems and ERPs.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant
Rochelle Retail Solutions
02.2022 - Current
- Improved cash flow management with timely invoicing and efficient collections practices.
- Managed relationships with external auditors effectively ensuring positive outcomes during annual audits.
- Input financial data and produced reports using [Software].
- Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.
- Managed tax compliance tasks, filing accurate returns on time to avoid penalties or interest charges.
- Assessed data and information to verify entry, calculation, and billing code accuracy.
- Minimized losses and checked compliance with internal protocols by analyzing and preparing effective annual budgets.
- Assisted in the successful integration of acquired businesses'' financial systems into existing platforms during mergers and acquisitions.
- Streamlined payroll processing through automation improvements resulting in reduced errors and increased efficiency.
Accountant
Farrelli Holdings
10.2018 - 11.2021
- Preparation of monthly balance sheet and Income statements ensuring correct ledger allocations.
- Process all transactions and reconcile Suppliers, Debtors, Bank and Petty cash
- Monthly calculation and submission of Vat and PAYE returns.
- Full Tenant account financial management of billing and reconciliations.
- Administration of rental property system, RPMS, Payprop and WeConnect.
- Rental payment allocations and Maintenance management.
- Prepare and reconcile suppliers and COD recons for payment.
- To generate all Purchase Orders, submit for authorization before payment.
- To reconcile all Inventory by correct processing of Goods received and physical counts.
- Preparing Weekly and monthly salaries and wages on VIP Payroll.
- To correctly post and reconcile the payroll journals between VIP and Pastel.
- Internal projects management, job costing and allocation of inventory to sites.
- Prepare monthly management Rent schedules for Financial Manager.
- Assist with planning and analysis requirements as well as budget preparations.
- To maintain the Fixed Asset register and post monthly journals.
- Follow up and resolve all system and accounting queries timeously.
- Continuously monitoring and implementation of internal control systems.
Assistant Accountant
Pro Range (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 02.2018
- Monthly management accounting functions which include but not limited to
- Full accounting functions to balance sheet and income statement.
- Full function payroll on VIP processing and payment of weekly and monthly salaries.
- Annual audit file preparation and liaising with auditors.
- Processing of suppliers, debtors, and account reconciliations
- Monthly Bank and Petty cash recons for all branches.
- Daily Cashbook, petty cash, and cash flow processing.
- Evaluating, monitoring, and adjusting budgets according to forecasts.
- Bank online payments for approval and release.
- Inventory analysis, forecasting and variance reconciliation and reporting.
- Monthly stock takes on hand and sales reporting.
- Fixed Asset register, management, and calculations of depreciation.
- Ensuring standards for quality, customer service and health and safety.
- Supervising and controlling Admin staff and finance processes.
- Monthly insurance processing and premium allocations.
Bookkeeper
Lusitania Fishing
01.2007 - 12.2015
- Capture monthly income and expenditure to general ledger and reconcile monthly.
- Prepare and capture cashbooks and bank reconciliations.
- Reconcile and audit branch petty cash.
- Daily branch sales and cash up reconciliations
- Daily preparation and loading of EFT payments, cheque payments and invoicing.
- Maintenance of fixed Asset Register.
- Monitoring, processing, and reconciling insurance claims.
- Processing of month end journals and review of trial balance.
- Inventory management, costing variances and bill of material processing.
- Conduct regular stock counts and report on shrinkages.
- Prepare and submit monthly statutory returns.
- Review and supervise Debtors and creditors processing.
- Ensure processes and compliance with good accounting principles and financial policies.
- Assist with preparation of annual budget and budget reforecast.
- Maintain strong internal control systems to increase efficiency.
- Perform other duties as assigned by Financial Manager and other superiors.
Finance Administrator
Smartlab Services
01.2005 - 12.2006
- Monthly financial reports up to balance sheet and income statement.
- Cash flow and Cashbook management including the following
- Local and foreign bank reconciliations, Petty cash control and processing
- Daily POS cash ups and credit card payments and reconciliations.
- Stock control, purchase order management, costing, imports, and exports admin.
- Preparation and coordination of Annual audits.
- Statutory Returns, VAT, EMP and UIF via e-filing.
- Balance sheet and general ledger recons.
- Fixed Asset register maintenance and depreciation.
- Debtors and creditors, reconciliations, payments, and collections.
- Local and foreign creditors account management.
- Salaries and payroll processing and reports.
- Intercompany loans, interest calculations and consolidations.
- Staff supervision and various on the job training.
Education
Certificate - Basic Payroll Processing
01.2018
Certificate - VIP Payroll Pro and Basic
01.2018
Certificate - Sage Evolution and Pastel Accounting
01.2016
Certificate - Bookkeeping
01.2008
Diploma - Management Accounting and Finance
01.2007
Bcom - Financial Accounting
01.2004
Skills
Financial management expertise
References
- Leandra, Langeveldt, 0219485673, 0829833512, Pro Range Pty Ltd
- Hugo, van Wyk, 0214024200, 0826242924, Lusitania Fishing
- Carolynne, Bornhutter, 0215116052, 0787961728, Farrelli Holdings
Timeline
Financial Accountant
Rochelle Retail Solutions
02.2022 - Current
Accountant
Farrelli Holdings
10.2018 - 11.2021
Assistant Accountant
Pro Range (Pty) Ltd
01.2016 - 02.2018
Bookkeeper
Lusitania Fishing
01.2007 - 12.2015
Finance Administrator
Smartlab Services
01.2005 - 12.2006